Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-27

IF Supervisors for the fiscal year ending
lane so. 1886, which he will submit at their
next meeting. September Is. He also mas
in land his annual financial report to the
Audl1or of Accounts for the year ending
August 81, 1887. Since September l, 1886,
to date. Mr.. Young reports 176 deeds re-
corded. Nav is credited with 81 as record
ed that month, said deeds having paid
State tax of s425 81, and the additional col
lectious on suits, fines, etc, pavahle 10 the
State. increases the sum TO S547.l6. ms
amount, less 5 per cent. commission, Mr.
Young will at an early date transmit TO the
State Auditor. 1t ia thus officially known
and realized that the State now.recelves an
annual revenue from the county clerk OF
AlexsDdria county.
SHIPwREcK REPORTED Capt. White
more, of the schooner w. Il. White, which
arrived here from Kennebec this morning,
I with ice to F. a. Reed & Co., reports that
! when about eight miles south of Gay
! lead. on Saturday, the Dist, be fell in with
/ the bark Alice Roy, of Quebec, dismasted
and abandoned, with Der wheel gone. The
bark was loaded with sugar. From the pa.
pers discovered it appears that the vessel
was bound from New York to Quebec. The
! hull of the vessel appeared TO ba in good
condition. It was learned from paper lett
on the cabin table that the crew were taken
off the bark by steamer bound to London,
/ England The following is copy OF pa
per found by mate f. J. Mathews. of The
White:
Bark Alice Roy, of Quebec, bOund from New York
to Quebec
SUNDAY. August 81, at 4 p. NJ, the crew leaving
/ nd IN a hands well,
| Ship making water. Could not keep her under
/ Commanded by Capt JOS Thibault; N. Dumas,
mate.
Capt. Whittemore also passed on the next
day, Monday, the 22d, about GO miles south
of Montauk. 3 brig, dismasted, but with the
crew still aboard, and not signaling for as
sisiauce He did not learn her name. She
had everything gone but the fore a2d main
love- masts bnt was proceeding uader light
sail.
The White left Gardiner on the 10Th, and
experienced heavy swells all the way, but
escaped the cyclone which prevailed on the
coast this week.
The AQUEDUCT BRIDGE.-Col. Hams, en-
eineer in charge says that the work of re-
constructing the Aqueduct bridge has been
much delayed, hut that just now good pro-
gress is being Uaade, and the contractors may
be able TO complete the work before the ex
piration of tho tine allowed by their con
tract, October q. AT any rate it will be
near completion by that time. The delays,
he said, were caused partly by bad manage
ment Gu the part Of the contractors, and al
so By the failure of the sub-contractors to do
the masonry work. The iron for the new
bridge is about ready, and the deck spans
are being shipped this week from Ohio.
STOLEN HORSE RECOVERED Tuesday
evening mare was stolen from the pasture
of w A. Kellogg, near Rsppahannock Sta
ton, on the Virginia Midland railroad. and
the alleged thief rode the animal TO Wash
ington. He was followed by Mr.. Crump,
who lost sight OF him there. The horse ar
rived in Washington some time Wednesday
or Thursday, and was sold in East Wash.
ington Thursday afternoon. The police
there were notified Of the case, and yester-
day morning Detective Carter recovered the
animal in East Washington, where it had
been sold. The supposed thief has not been
captured. Mr.. Crump was in this city last
| night on his way home with his horse
WANTS TO MAKEA RAIsE-A man named
Geo. H. Miller, of Schuyler county, Pa, has
written to Mr. F. w. Richardson. clerk OF
the Fairfax County Court, Offering TO sell
him book containing list of old deeds
which was brought from Fairfax during
The inc Gen. Siege's corps was stationed
there. Mr. Richardson replied that the
book was stolen from the clerks Office OF
that county during the war but Mr.. Miller
would he disappointed if he expected TO in
crease his wealth by selling the hook to the
county of Fairfax.
THE PUBLIC SALEs,-The Clerk of the
City School Board, as heretofore stated, will
ON Monday next at Peabody Hall, com.
mence the issuing of permits to those who
wish 10 attend the public schools. Permits
will be issued TO white children on Monday
and Tuesday, to colored children on We'd
nesday and Thursday, and to either white
or colored on Friday. Parents or guardians
wishing to enter their children or wards will
be required to present their capt. alton lax
receipt TO the clerk
POLICE REPoRT.-Last night was clear
until about l o'clock, when it became
cloudy There were two prisoners at the
station house.
Acting Mayor Strauss this morning dis
posed of the following cases
VIM Douglas and John Bell, colored, ar
rested by Officer Henry, for being drunk
and disorderly, were fined 81 50 each.
Robert Blackburn, colored arrested by
Officer Young, for gaming, was fined 81.
"
MARROW EsCAPE-One of the hands en-
ployed in demoishing the old chimney at the
Gas Works had narrow escape this morn
ing While the basket full of bricks was
being lowered from the top of the chimney